Thursday, June 14, 2012

What to watch this 24hrs of Le Mans weekend (June 16th - June 20th)

  • Road to Le Mans - A look at Toyota's return to Le Mans on a grand scale; entering a gas-electric prototype into the LMP1 class. Saturday @ 7:30am - 8:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay
  • 24 Hours of Le Mans - 80th running of the legendary race for the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Live from Le Mans, France. Saturday @ 8:30am - 1pm {The Start}, 2:30pm - 7pm {Evening}, 7:30pm - 6am {Night into Day} and Sunday 6am - 9:30am {The Finish} (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live
  • Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. From Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, OH. Sunday @ 12pm - 2pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
  • Chasing Classic Cars. Marathon of past seasons. Sunday @ 12pm - Monday @ 6am (VelocityHD) replays
  • Top Gear (UK). Classic episode marathon. Monday @ 4pm - Tuesday @ 6am (BBC America/BBC America HD) great replays
  • Chasing Classic Cars. Season 5 marathon. Tuesday @ 7pm - 11:30pm (VelocityHD) replays
  • Wheeler Dealers. Mini-Marathon of Season 6. Wednesday @ 7pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replays
The only thing you need to know is that the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans starts on Saturday morning at 8:30am on SPEED. Toyota is making a groundbreaking stab at an overall win, entering a trick gas-electric hybrid in the LMP1 class typically run by regulars, Audi and Peugeot. You can see more on the Toyota in the special before the race begins, and this video below, but make sure you tune in throughout the weekend to see the latest. Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of CarandDriver.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Quick Vid: Mercedes-Benz SL 63 Bi-Turbo (Drive)

Chris Harris takes us for a spin the 2012 Merc SL 63 Bi-Turbo.

Video courtesy of Drive.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Car Pron: Veyron vs Aventador vs. LFA vs MP4-12C

Motortrend puts together a duesey of a supercar shoot out. Enjoy.

Video courtesy of Motortrend.